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Ledbury West · Herefordshire

Ledbury West: your neighbourhood

Ledbury West electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.5% here, compared with 15.9% across Herefordshire, County of (3.4 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.9% here, compared with 32.7% across Herefordshire, County of (2.8 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 23.1% here, compared with 25.9% across Herefordshire, County of (2.8 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.1%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

826 out of 3,572.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

145 out of 3,571.

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People counted in the census

3,572

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,572 out of 3,572.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.9%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

878 out of 2,938.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.3%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

763 out of 1,549.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

194 out of 1,549.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.1%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,151 out of 2,946.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.6%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,725 out of 2,946.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

71 out of 2,946.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

523 out of 2,938.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

303 out of 1,549.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.2%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

773 out of 2,946.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

201 out of 1,549.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Ledbury West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

70 out of 2,946.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Ledbury West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

100 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 106 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ledbury West ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ledbury West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202494
October 202465
November 2024146
December 202470
January 202591
February 202542
March 202562
April 202594
May 2025152
June 202541
July 2025162
August 202572
September 202544
October 202561
November 2025113
December 202594
January 202675
February 202662
March 2026115
April 202640
May 202660
June 2026196
July 202692
August 202686
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ledbury West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime46
criminal damage arson15
public order11
vehicle crime9
burglary7
other theft4
drugs3
possession of weapons2
shoplifting1
theft from the person1
other crime1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Herefordshire →